Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fe230ae3e4048815…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.7 KB Created: 2021-10-20 20:42:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: ce47ab916f3aea739dcdaaf68dd4a53c SHA-1: af9f2fc1dfa28d9cc6b3ce67f9ed2ff20a3d6554 SHA-256: fe230ae3e40488153d85b0026d906e321d5662564c11b783881133bab2cfde2a
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple URLs, some of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The critical heuristic 'SE_SECRET_RECOVERY_LURE' indicates the document's intent is to solicit sensitive recovery information from the user. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Recovery secret / private key request critical SE_SECRET_RECOVERY_LURE
    Document requests recovery phrases, private keys, backup codes, or saved passwords. Requests for these secrets in a document are high-risk.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161460bb954ce7---puvironevaw.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://accuratesearch.com/userfiles/file/16420960217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/muxawavifupazezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ilsogno-bomboniere.com/userfiles/files/47515026558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conomiya.com/images/uploadedimages/file/vubedewuwupukerof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenlandpark.com/uploads/files/65669125188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thebeautyofdesign.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30615844526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dbmotorbrokers.com/userfiles/file/86188295705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://siltukai.lt/userfiles/file/77092254501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theonejsc.com/userfiles/file/7754986961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615cee0443e1e---93819813219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16163990a6440a---waturiguvopijazuzefoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenegiving.aboutgiving.net/sites/default/files/editor/file/wowidus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zulutowesitudazitavunikig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblobathware.ph/app/webroot/img/files/gatufuzipura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://barcelonacentremedic.cat/files/galeria/files/bewujot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ganport.pl/userfiles/file/47893870865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ce53787d7b---70843773599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615cc124a524b---85656834324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anitacalderon.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60578360610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tsegypt.com/file/47623480438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tamtam.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0fdba020eb0a0674570d9f9da741745/peturegoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lisahyatthealth.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613491be4c3d6---vinifevofefuvilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MbOu/~3/5bhJmFgkeCE/uplcv?utm_term=activities+to+develop+listening+and+speaking+skillsPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000de50.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE50 17716 bytes
SHA-256: 7cc8f0b78a701c859187db08a935c33b190361b46a99a7080d519e4431a72538
font_01_sfnt_off00010c0b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C0B 10728 bytes
SHA-256: dd3e15451cc7e719c000eacca01891c9184c89ec5e97091ab777e8af7dcc1957
font_02_sfnt_off000124b0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x124B0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1